ALEXANDER MEEME KAJOI (LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF GEOFFREY KAJOI AKWALU) V. LAND ADJUDICATION AND SETTLEMENT OFFICER (IGEMBE SETTLEMENT OFFICER) & ANOR

JUDGMENT

1. This appeal arises from the judgment of the Environment and Land Court (ELC) at Meru (Njoroge, J.) in which the learned Judge dismissed an application for judicial review orders of certiorari and mandamus. The orders had been sought by Geoffrey Kajoi Akwalu (Geoffrey), who died during the pendency of the judicial review proceedings. His son, Alexander Meeme Kajoi, who was substituted as his legal representative is now the appellant before us.

2. The subject of the orders of judicial review that were sought by Geoffrey was a letter dated 29th April, 2009. The letter was written by the 1st respondent, the Land Adjudication and Settlement Officer (Land Adjudication Officer) and addressed to the Demarcation Officer, Amwathi/Maua adjudication section, in regard to land parcel No. 3278 Amwathi/Maua adjudication section (Parcel No. 3278), which had been adjudicated in favour of Geoffrey. In the letter, it was indicated among other things, that the letter that had awarded Geoffrey land Pa…